WORD FROM THE EDITOR HERE IT IS – your new-look Methodist Message (MM)! This issue of MM, with its refreshing new look and entirely in full colour, comes 12 years after the publication had been re-designed in newspaper format in 1997. We feel that now is a good time to have another new design as […]
This is Holy Ground Verse 1 When I walked through the doors, I sensed His presence, and I knew this was a place where love abounds. For this is a temple the God we love abides here, and we are standing in His presence on holy ground. Chorus We are standing on holy ground, […]
OBITUARY: D. R. DANIEL – Nov 8, 1922 – May 3, 2009 D. R. DANIEL, “D.R”, as he was affectionately known, has passed away in Kuala Lumpur after a short illness at the age of 86, leaving his wife, Doris, his sons and two daughters, his brother and sister to mourn his loss. His late […]
We begin a new series on Christian denominations entitled, “So What’s the Difference?” This series, which alternates with “Now That’s A Good Question!”, will discuss the history, theology and practices of the main Protestant denominations. In the first instalment, we look briefly at the origin of Christian denominations CHRISTIANITY today is divided into many different […]
ARE WE ONE? We have 44 Methodist Churches in Singapore. In Christ, we are one. According to our Methodist Book of Discipline, we are one. According to Singapore Law, we are one. But operationally, we are quite separate. We hardly know what the next church is doing. For the next two months, my team has […]
Spread of scriptural holiness remains Methodism’s core mission says Aldersgate Convention keynote speaker HOW CAN the writings and theology of a man who died in 1791 be relevant to us today? This is a question to be faced as Methodists honour the memory of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. There is an enormous gap […]
ALDERSGATE CONVENTION TALKS IN ENGLISH AND MANDARIN IN THREE talks over three evenings, British Methodist Church minister and Wesleyan authority David Chapman went to great lengths to answer the twin question “What is the Church and where can it be found?” The range of answers given indicates a wide diversity of views among Christians […]
YOUNG PEOPLE these days are exposed to information, lifestyles and issues that challenge the values they have been brought up with. It is not unusual for teenagers to test their parents’ authority, challenge traditions and beliefs and explore new ideas and lifestyles. How parents respond to their teens is important, and while teenagers want […]
THE FACEBOOK FEVER has infected the world over and is here to stay. Alongside other social networking websites such as Twitter, Friendster, LinkedIn, hi5, Doostang and MySpace, Facebook has injected a new streak of vibrancy into the virtual world after the hype of blogging. The perfect tool for expanding one’s social circle and […]
MY CAREER – GOD’S CALLING I’M NOT SURE my reasons for choosing teaching as a profession were all that noble in the first instance. Basically, I hoped to one day have a family and I wanted to be in a career I could take time off from to raise a family and still return to. […]
